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Lantau North Country Park () is one of two rural parks on
Lantau Island Lantau Island (also Lantao Island, Lan Tao) is the largest island in Hong Kong, located West of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula, and is part of the New Territories. Administratively, most of Lantau Island is part of the Islands ...
, Hong Kong and is located on the north side of the island. The park was designated in 1978.


History

Lantau North Country Park was designated on 18 August 1978. An extension to the park, called Lantau North (Extension) Country Park, was conceived in 1993. In 1999, the government announced an expansion of the country park area on Lantau Island. The extension was officially designated on 7 November 2008.


Features

Highlights of the park include: * Wong Lung Hang Country Trail *
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* Tai Tung Shan (Sunset Peak) *
Yi Tung Shan Yi Tung Shan ( Chinese: 二東山) is the ninth highest mountain in Hong Kong. It is situated east of Sunset Peak on Lantau Island, and is 747 m in height. Stage 2 of The Lantau Trail runs along the north side of its peak. Name While Sunset ...
* Lin Fa Shan 766m * Lo Fu Tau 465m * Three Towers


References


External links


Lantau North Country Park

Map of Lantau North (Extension) Country Park
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